Places editrixjen Wants to Go

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

No one knows how or why this painting appeared to produce crystallized tears.

In this Florida couple's cottage, nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork.

An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

What was meant as an innocent piece of art has earned a reputation as the "mansplaining sculpture."

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

A colorful public mural in San Antonio's West Side encourages students to stay in school.